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19972h 12mREnglish

Oscar and Lucinda

They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.

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After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

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DirectorGillian Armstrong

Keywords

sydney, australiaaustraliabased on novel or bookgamblingministeroxfordwagerinheritanceheiresswoman directorglass19th centurygambling addictionanglican priest
Budget$16M
Box Office$2M

Cast

Ralph Fiennes as Oscar Hopkins

Ralph Fiennes

Oscar Hopkins

Cate Blanchett as Lucinda Leplastrier

Cate Blanchett

Lucinda Leplastrier

Ciarán Hinds as Reverend Dennis Hasset

Ciarán Hinds

Reverend Dennis Hasset

Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Stratton

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Stratton

Richard Roxburgh as Mr. Jeffries

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. Jeffries

Christian Manon as Mr. Tomasetti

Christian Manon

Mr. Tomasetti

Clive Russell as Theophilus

Clive Russell

Theophilus

Barnaby Kay as Wardley-Fish

Barnaby Kay

Wardley-Fish

Linda Bassett as Betty Stratton

Linda Bassett

Betty Stratton

Geoffrey Rush as Narrator (voice)

Geoffrey Rush

Narrator (voice)